Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Elliott Nugent (September 20, 1896, Dover, Ohio - August 9, 1980, New York City) was an American actor, writer, and film director. He successfully made the transition from silent film to sound. He directed The Cat and the Canary (1939), starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. He also directed the Hope films Never Say Die (1939) and My Favorite Brunette (1947). Nugent was a college classmate (and lifelong friend) of fellow Ohioan James Thurber. Together, they wrote the Broadway play The Male Animal (1940) in which Nugent starred with Gene Tierney. He also directed the 1942 Warner Bros. film version of The Male Animal, starring Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland. Nugent's autobiography Events Leading Up to the Comedy (1965) skips over large portions of Nugent's life and work, but deals honestly with the alcoholism that largely ended his career. Nugent was the son of veteran actor J.C. Nugent who sometimes wrote or acted with Elliott. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elliott Nugent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Directed 31
1950s
- 1952
Just for You
Director
- 1951
- 1950
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Director
1940s
- 1949
The Great Gatsby
Director
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Director
- 1948
My Girl Tisa
Director
- 1947
Welcome Stranger
Director
- 1944
- 1943
The Crystal Ball
Director
- 1942
The Male Animal
Director
- 1941
Nothing but the Truth
Director
1930s
- 1939
Never Say Die
Director
- 1938
Give Me a Sailor
Director
Professor Beware
Director
- 1937
It's All Yours
Director
- 1936
Wives Never Know
Director
And So They Were Married
Director
- 1935
Splendor
Director
College Scandal
Director
Love in Bloom
Director
Enter Madame
Director
- 1934
She Loves Me Not
Director
Strictly Dynamite
Director
Two Alone
Director
- 1933
If I Were Free
Director
Three Cornered Moon
Director
Whistling in the Dark
Director
- 1932
Life Begins
Co-Director
The Mouthpiece
Director
Acted in 15
1940s
- 1948
My Girl Tisa
Movie
- 1943
1930s
- 1934
Strictly Dynamite
Program Director (uncredited)
- 1933
Three Cornered Moon
Mr. Stokes (uncredited)
- 1931
The Last Flight
Francis
- 1930
For the Love o' Lil
Sandy Jenkins
The Unholy Three
Hector McDonald
The Sins of the Children
Johnnie
Not So Dumb
Gordon
1920s
- 1929
So This Is College
Eddie
The Single Standard
Party Boy (uncredited)
- 1927
So This is Eden
Jim
Wrote 8
1950s
- 1952
She's Working Her Way Through College
Theatre Play
1940s
- 1942
The Male Animal
Theatre Play
1930s
- 1933
Whistling in the Dark
Screenplay
- 1931
Local Boy Makes Good
Theatre Play
- 1930
The Unholy Three
Writer
The Sins of the Children
Story, Writer
1920s
- 1929
Navy Blues
Dialogue
Produced 1
1920s
- 1929